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by TommyJet
Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
Replies: 523
Views: 134836

Re: Sunwing/Westjet

Could it be possible that the 'Sunwing financial vulnerability' card was played to grease the wheels of the merger approval? Mergers are always politically difficult as they inevitably imply less competition and higher vacation prices for Joe Public. If you can convince the public that one of the pa...
by TommyJet
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority
Replies: 197
Views: 56926

Re: WestJet Sunwing merger and seniority

Is this actually a merger? To my understanding WestJet purchased Sunwing. Plus WestJet utilizes it's pilots much more efficiently than Sunwing so I would be surprised if WestJet doesn't want all the Sunwing pilots to move over. So maybe DOH but half of the pilot list gets cut from the start? Did We...
by TommyJet
Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:21 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RCAF TFW Pilots
Replies: 82
Views: 6980

Re: RCAF TFW Pilots

Find me a developped country that has non citizen military pilots in its Air Force and I will Fed Ex you a case of beer. After a 3 second search... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-British_personnel_in_the_RAF_during_the_Battle_of_Britain Guinness works for me, or that Unibroue stuff actually isn't...
by TommyJet
Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:38 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Signing off ATPL, but need MIFR and some night time
Replies: 6
Views: 2190

Re: Signing off ATPL, but need MIFR and some night time

I am not a Transport Canada licensing inspector but am interested in getting a definitive answer to this question. After trawling through the regulations I think your semi-annual 705 PPC should count. The confusion comes from the fact that in Standard 428 there is a flight test schedule for the Comm...
by TommyJet
Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:22 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: Low time pilot with 737 rating and 300/500 hours on type
Replies: 24
Views: 5961

Re: Low time pilot with 737 rating and 300/500 hours on type

You'll probably need the right to work (passport) and a TC ATPL, it's unlikely you'll find someone in the airlines to sponsor you unless you have some kind of unique skill. Maybe at a lower level until you can get the right to stay.
by TommyJet
Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:28 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: 705 SIC vs. 704 PIC
Replies: 3
Views: 1292

Re: 705 SIC vs. 704 PIC

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